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Historic Fire Stations in Livingston Parish, LA
Old firehouses and engine houses near you, many with the hose tower still standing above the roofline.
Most residents could not tell you which local buildings are on the National Register. Livingston Parish is one of 64 counties in Louisiana. The record can, and the closest listings to Livingston Parish, LA are below.
On the record near Livingston Parish, LA
The 7 nearest
7 listed sites on the record match historic fire stations within 200 miles of Livingston Parish, LA, out of 118 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 13 listed sites carry Livingston Parish as their county.
- Central Fire Station21 miles from the center of Livingston Parish · Building · Baton Rouge · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
- Crockett, David, Fire Hall and Pumper61 miles from the center of Livingston Parish · Building · Gretna · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
- Central Fire Station131 miles from the center of Livingston Parish · Building · Jackson · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
- Pascagoula Central Fire Station No. 1136 miles from the center of Livingston Parish · Building · Pascagoula · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
- Fire Station No. 5167 miles from the center of Livingston Parish · Building · Mobile · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
- Ruston Central Fire Station177 miles from the center of Livingston Parish · Building · Ruston · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
- Central Fire Station196 miles from the center of Livingston Parish · Jefferson CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Distances are straight-line from the center of Livingston Parish, LA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Fire Stations in Livingston Parish, step by step
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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county
What people in Livingston Parish, LA ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in Livingston Parish, LA?
Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.
Where does the information on these sites come from?
From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.
Are these buildings open to the public?
Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.
What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?
It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.
How a visit works in Livingston Parish
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Livingston Parish, LA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
- Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
- Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Livingston Parish, LA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
- Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
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